An article, published in Gastroenterology Report, examined how therapeutic endoscopy improves inflammatory bowel disease diagnoses. Here’s what you should know. 1. While ileocolonoscopy with biopsy ...

The oral cavity may be involved (ie, with ulcers), but the esophagus and pharynx are rarely involved. The antrum and duodenum are the most common sites involved in the upper gastrointestinal tract.

Researchers from Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University created an endoscope that uses Raman spectroscopy, a chemical-fingerprinting technique, to detect inflammatory bowel disease in the colon.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Artificial intelligence has been used extensively in gastroenterology for polyp detection and is expanding into ...

A fecal lactoferrin test can detect intestinal inflammation. High lactoferrin levels in stool suggest that inflammation is present. This may indicate a bacterial infection or inflammatory bowel ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninvasive monitoring could improve outcomes, reduce costs and minimize surgeries for pediatric IBD.

The terms irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be confusing, since both refer to digestive system conditions that share some similar symptoms. However, their ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Key Takeaways Clinical remission means symptoms are mostly gone, but inflammation may still ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say artificial intelligence systems may be able to spot hard-to-see cancerous lesions in people with IBD. Rebecca Conway/Getty Images Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ...

Crohn's disease of the distal duodenum and proximal jejunum may be visualized using an enteroscope or pediatric colonoscope. Crohn's disease of the terminal ileum is best approached through ...